Fxguy Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Hey guys! Starting a new project and I have some 4/4 walnut and maple for making an end loader construction toy for my son. Quick question on what to do first. The plans call for 3/4" X 7 1/4" X 24" walnut. The piece I have is 3.9 bdft. So normally I would run the piece across the joiner to flatten one face, then again on edge to give a square edge to work off of. Then I would think I would plane to thickness needed and finally cut to size needed. My question is would there be any harm in getting a square edge to work off of, cutting the blank to size first and then planing to thickness and then cutting the piece out of the blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Generally you will waste less in planing if you cut the pieces to near final length first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 what wtnhighlander said is what I would consider the best method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Don't forget to make an allowance for snipe if cutting almost to length before thicknessing. You can always plane it away with a smoother later though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick2cd Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I do it the way you described all the time. One thing to consider though....if your pieces are going to be really short, you may have difficulty running them through the planer. Just plan for it and it'll work great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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